The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-09
A Chat with Blaine.

line New York World prints an elaborate
and probably truthful account OF a visit
made by q correspondent to Mr.. Blaine at
his home in Augusta, Me-, and afterward
at his cottage at the seashore, in the course
Of which Mr.. Blaine gave fully his plans for
his Forthcoming trip, discussed the false
reports OF his falling health, and referred
ut length to the work he has bestowed on
the books just finished. He says his visit
,broad will extend over more than a year,
nd doubtless beyond the time of the
nee hing OF the next national convention.
Mr.. Blaine said: f.
l am going abroad and expect to be away
about u year. Mrs. Blaine and my daugh-
ters, Margaret and Hattie, will make up
the party. have engaged staterooms on the
German Lloyds ship Ems. which sails June
8. l intended to 60 a little earlier, but
then l could not get the accommodations
| wanted IN any OF the other lines. Vein
tend to spend a considerable time travel
ing through Great Britain. After England,
we will probably go to Scotland and Ire
land. Then I think we shall spend q time
in Germany, and after that take in France.
By thist time it will probably be getting so
late in the year that Spain and Italy will
be comfortable. We intend to make atour
through both Of these countries, and spend
next winter along the Mediterranean. We
will probably make long visits in Rome
and Greece, and perhaps spend q brief time
In Constantinople and visit scenes ofearth-
quakes in the south OF France and adjoin-
ing portions OF Italy. One year is efficient
to cover a great deal of ground without
hurrying.
The correspondent asked: How about
the report, Mr.. Blaine, that you contem-
plate in some way assisting Mr.. Gladstone
and the Home Rule party?"
The story is purely imaginary-I shall
do nothing Of the kind"
1T has been widely published that your
trip to Europe is for tho benefit OF your
health"
1T is very curious about the report. I
have been made sick by various newspa.
pers at various times, l have had Bright's
disease, IL torpid liver. all affection OF the
heart, nervous debility, and, well, l don't
know now, but at any rate, q good many
other diseases. As l said, it is curious how
these stories arise, l have, in fact been sin
gularly free from sickness. I have had
hardly a sick day in my life. Never any.
thing serious; and I never had an organic
trouble OF any kind.
Mr.. Blaine positively declined to talk
about politics except that while in CONVEX
sation with the correspondent in his cot
tage at Ban Harbor he said in regard to
the Burchard incident in 1884:
l didn't hear what he said, but the re.
porters heard it, and next day every pa
per in the country had it, of course; but
as a matter OF fact, 1 didn'thear it myself.
Way outin Indiana they had it that [ said
it. Oh, yes, it went all over the state that
in a good many places in the West they
had slips OF paper printed with Read
what Mr.. Blaine says" Of them and-dis-
tributed in front OF the churches on Sun.
day. That is what lost me the election.
You know of course how close it was.
Well, in New York City alone it lost me
several thousand votes-a good deal more
than enough to nave carried the state. I
have never felt sure that I wasn't elected.
1t was a matter OF less than 600 votes
to have turned New York the other way.
When it was as close as that there can be
no certainty OF the count. do not think
it can ever be said with certainty which
one OF us got the most votes.